Der Freitag
Source Passport
DE-M-00012-8
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- Legal name
- der Freitag Mediengesellschaft mbh & Co. KG
- Country
- Germany
- Type
- Newspaper
- Founded
- 1990
- Editor-in-chief
- Philip Grassmann and Elsa Koester (Chefredaktion; Grassmann V.i.S.d.P.)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names
- Not disclosed
- Company registration number Pending check
- Amtsgericht Charlottenburg 41657 B
- Registered address Pending check
- Hegelplatz 1, 10117 Berlin
- Public contact email Pending check
- verlag@freitag.de
2 sources
- der Freitag Impressum, read 2026-10-20 (der Freitag Mediengesellschaft mbh & Co. KG, Hegelplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg 41657 B, Geschäftsführung Jakob Augstein and Dr. Christiane Düts, Verleger Jakob Augstein, Chefredaktion, social links)
- der Freitag Verlag, 'Über den Freitag', read 2026-10-20 (first issue 9 Nov 1990, merger of Volkszeitung and Sonntag; Jakob Augstein Verleger and Geschäftsführer since 2008)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Nothing disclosed
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/derfreitag/ Bluesky bsky.app/profile/freitag.de Instagram instagram.com/freitag/ YouTube youtube.com/channel/UCqs44Wf09ppRItc5uqNBMxA
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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